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PRONUNCIATION OF CATHETUS

cathetus  [ˈkæθɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATHETUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cathetus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CATHETUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cathetus

In a right triangle, the cathetus, commonly known as a leg, is either of the sides that are adjacent to the right angle. It is occasionally called by the periphrasis "side about the right angle". The side opposite the right angle is the hypotenuse. When referring to the hypotenuse, the catheti are often referred to simply as "the other two sides". If the catheti of a right triangle have different lengths, distinction can be made between the minor and major cathetus. The ratio of the lengths of the catheti defines the trigonometric functions tangent and cotangent of the angles in the triangle. In a right triangle, the length of the cathetus is also the geometric mean between the length of the segment cut by the altitude to the hypotenuse and the length of the whole hypotenuse. By the Pythagorean theorem, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the catheti is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.

Definition of cathetus in the English dictionary

The definition of cathetus in the dictionary is a straight line or radius positioned perpendicular to another line or radius.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATHETUS


apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
coitus
ˈkəʊɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
cubitus
ˈkjuːbɪtəs
detritus
dɪˈtraɪtəs
duplicitous
djuːˈplɪsɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
fortuitous
fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs
gratuitous
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs
habitus
ˈhæbɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Tacitus
ˈtæsɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
Vitus
ˈvaɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATHETUS

cathepsin
catheptic
Cather
Catherine
Catherine de´ Medici
Catherine I
Catherine II
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Braganza
Catherine of Siena
Catherine wheel
catheter
catheterisation
catheterise
catheterism
catheterization
catheterize
cathetometer
cathexes
cathexis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATHETUS

Admetus
boletus
Cetus
Epictetus
fetus
foetus
Iapetus
Miletus
quietus
Servetus
Urbs Vetus

Synonyms and antonyms of cathetus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cathetus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATHETUS

Find out the translation of cathetus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cathetus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cathetus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cathetus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cateto
570 millions of speakers

English

cathetus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cathetus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cathetus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

катет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cateto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cathetus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´angle droit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cathetus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kathete
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斜辺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cathetus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cathetus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cathetus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cathetus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅथेटस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dik kenar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cateto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyprostokątnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

катет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catetă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cathetus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lood lyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

katetem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cathetus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cathetus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATHETUS»

The term «cathetus» is used very little and occupies the 182.132 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATHETUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cathetus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cathetus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cathetus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATHETUS»

Discover the use of cathetus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cathetus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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System of Natural Philosophy
Thus the image ai stands before the rrtirrour CB, and if a cathetus is drawn from ai to the mirrour CB and is continued to the circumference of the circle at az, this will be the place of the next image. This image az stands before the mirrour CA ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
2
Mechanics. Optics.-v. 2. Hydrostatics. Astronomy
Thus the image a 1 stands before the mirrour CB, and if a cathetus is drawn from ai to the mirrour CB and is continued to the circumserence of the circle at az, this will be the place of the next image. This image az stands before the mirrour CA ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
3
Cathetus
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In a right triangle, the cathetus (originally from the Greek word; plural: catheti), commonly known as a leg, is either of the sides that are adjacent to the right angle.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
4
Ptolemy and the Foundations of Ancient Mathematical Optics: ...
Let CD [in figure 3.26] be a [spherical] convex mirror, B the eye, and BD the visual ray reflected to the visible object A . Let Z be the center of the sphere, let [cathetus ] AZ be connected, and let visual ray BD be extended to E. Therefore, since it ...
A. Mark Smith, 1999
5
Principles of Architecture: Comprising Fundamental Rules of ...
From the height cut off a part equal to the diameter of the eye ; divide the remainder of the height into four times as many equal parts, and two more, as the number of revolutions ; from the bottom of the cathetus set up half the number of these ...
Peter Nicholson, Joseph Gwilt, 1848
6
The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
proceeding from the same radiant C, and falling on a plane surface o a different density, so that the points of refraction D and P are equally distant from the cathetus of incidence G K, the refracted rays D F and P Q have the same virtual focus, ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
7
Before Newton: The Life and Times of Isaac Barrow
Images of lines and the cathetus rule To appreciate Barrow's method in treating reflection at spherical surfaces, let us briefly compare his account of images in a convex mirror with those of his predecessors. We should first recall that Kepler ...
Mordechai Feingold, 1990
8
Ptolemy's Theory of Visual Perception: An English ...
where the cathetus dropped from the visible object to the mirror and the incident ray intersect. But the incident ray, represented by AD, is unique, whereas the catheti dropped from the visible object are multiple, their number being equal to the ...
Ptolemy, A. Mark Smith, 1996
9
Lenses and Waves: Christiaan Huygens and the Mathematical ...
In order to determine the place where an object is seen, perspectiva used the cathetus rule. The cathetus is the line through the object point, perpendicular to the reflecting or refracting surface. The cathetus rule states that the image is the ...
Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis, 2006
10
Finis Pyramidis: Or, Disquisitions Concerning the Antiquity ...
First, in Vitruvius's method, commencing on the top of the circle of the eye, at the intersection of the cathetus, and assuming for the first radius, a line from that point , to the top of the cathetus, at the soffit of the abacus, the limb of the first quadrant  ...
Thomas Gabb, 1806

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATHETUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cathetus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Apical Vaginal and Uterus Suspension to the Tendinous Arch of the …
The vagina changes from being a cathetus triangle to having the hypotenuse of an imaginary vaginal-perineal triangle, thereby extending itself. Posterior vaginal ... «UroToday, Jun 12»
2
Squaring the Circle: What Is the Best Position for Barcelona's Lionel …
Less than 10 minutes later, Pedro collected the ball on the left touchline (remember he should theoretically on the right-hand cathetus of the ... «Bleacher Report, Feb 11»

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